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Market Structure. Doug, Edwin, Sheila, and Jake. Key terms . Laissez-faire - philosophy that the government should not interfere with trade and commerce. Market Structure- classification according to the number and size of firms, the type of competition, and type of product.
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Market Structure Doug, Edwin, Sheila, and Jake.
Key terms • Laissez-faire - philosophy that the government should not interfere with trade and commerce. • Market Structure- classification according to the number and size of firms, the type of competition, and type of product. • Perfect competition- market structure characterized by a large number of well-informed independent buyers and sellers who exchange the same product.
continued • Imperfect competition- market structures where all conditions of pure competition are not met. • Monopolistic competition- market structure that has all the conditions of the perfect competition except for identical products. • Non-Price Competition-the use of advertising, giveaways or other promotional campaigns to convince buyers that the product is somehow better than another brand.
Continued • Oligopoly-Market structure in which a few very large sellers dominate the industry. • Collusion-A formal agreement to set price or to otherwise behave in a cooperative manner. • Price-Fixing-Agreeing to charge the same or similar prices for a product. • Monopoly-market structure with only one seller of a particular product. • Natural Monopoly-A market situation where the costs of production are minimized by having a single firm produce of the product.
Continued. • Economies of Scale-A situation in which the average cost of production falls as the firm gets larger. • Geographic monopoly- A monopoly based on the absence of other sellers in a certain geographic area. • Technological Monopoly- A monopoly that is based on ownership or control of a manufacturing method, process, or other scientific advance. • Government monopoly-a monopoly the government owns and operates.
Perfect Competition • Perfect Competition is characterized by a number of well-informed independent buyers and sellers who exchange identical products. • There are 5 Major conditions characterizing perfectly competitive markets. • Necessary Conditions-There are large number of buyers and sellersNo one is powerful or large enough to affect the price -Buyers and sellers deal in identical products Just because something may look different, half the time IT IS the same product, no matter what label is on the merchandise. -Each buyer and seller acts independently. Ensures that sellers compete against one another for the consumers dollar, and the consumer always wants the best price.
Monopolistic Competition • The market structure that has all the conditions of perfect competition except for identical products. • Most items produced today form the many brands we have of everything, may be the same, but different at the same time. Most items might be appealing to a celebrity and it makes a consumer want that product more because of another person, etc. • Competitors usually advertise or promote heavily to make their products seem different from everyone else’s. • If a merchandise isn’t as appealing to everyone, they can’t charge as much.
Oligopoly • The exact number of firms in the industry is less important than the ability of any single firm to cause a change in output, sales, and prices in the industry as a whole. • Firms might divide up so that each product is guaranteed to sell a certain amount. [Interdependent Behavior] • Oligopolistic’s even try to lower the prices, which can lead to a price war. • But not always is the price lower.
Monopoly • Mono=One, therefore this market structure is only a “one seller” of a particular product. • There are plenty of monopolies where a single group is responsible for that particular product, production, or movement.
